# Bing Gordon, Director at Kleiner Perkins

> Bing Gordon, Director at Kleiner Perkins. 2 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/bing-gordon (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Redwood City, US · Partner

# Bing Gordon

Director i at [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins)

Latest rounds

- **BetterWorks** Series A · $15.5M Sept 2014
- **Secret** Series A · $8.6M Mar 2014

Backs *Internet* *AI*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 2 last Sept 2014
- **Filings:** 4 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 3 +5 mentions

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 2 rounds name them
- ✓ **On filings** 4 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Kleiner Perkins
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Kleiner Perkins** VC firm · US **87** cheques in 12 months **396** all time **32** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 2
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $24.1M
- **Active:** 2014

2014

- [BetterWorks](https://millionrounds.com/company/betterworks) *Series A* **$15.5M** *US* Sept 2014 Joined · +7 investors · historical
- [Secret](https://millionrounds.com/company/secret) *Series A* **$8.6M** *US* Mar 2014 Joined · +17 investors · historical

By stage

- Series A **2**

What they backed

Internet **1** AI **1**

Alongside

- [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers)
- [AME Cloud Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ame-cloud-ventures)
- [Alexis Ohanian *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian)
- [Ashton Kutcher *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ashton-kutcher)
- [Bill Lee *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-lee)
- [Brad Silverberg *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brad-silverberg)
- [Chris Howard *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-howard)
- [David Sacks *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-sacks)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Flipboard, Inc.** Director since 2022
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Duolingo, Inc.** Director on 3 filings · since 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Zume, Inc.** Director since 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raising **ZYNGA GAME NETWORK INC** Director since 2010

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Kleiner Perkins

- [**John Doerr** Chairman *18 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-doerr)
- [**Brook Byers** Founder *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/brook-byers)
- [**Ilya Fushman** Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ilya-fushman)
- [**Ted Schlein** Partner and Advisor *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ted-schlein)
- [**Anna M** Angel Investor *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/anna-m)
- [**Annie Case** Advisor *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/annie-case)
- [**Bucky Moore** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/bucky-moore)
- [**Chen Melissa** Vice President *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/chen-melissa)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 19 Oct 2026 · 2h 24m "You Can See Everything" Sparks Debate, 17% GDP Growth Please, Call of Duty Campaign Review | Katie Drummond, Bing Gordon, Daksh Gupta, Jean-Denis Greze, Quinten Farmer With [Bing Gordon](https://millionrounds.com/person/bing-gordon)[Jean-Denis Greze](https://millionrounds.com/person/jean-denis-greze) Mentions [Elizabeth Holmes](https://millionrounds.com/person/elizabeth-holmes) About this episode (01:35) - "You Can See Everything" Spoiler Talk (23:51) - AI Data Center Forecast Jumps (33:59) - Anthropic Staff Predict AI Boom (40:59) - Call of Duty Campaign Review (48:32) - Katie Drummond discusses Nathan Fielder’s film about Elizabeth Holmes, its complex portrayal of empathy, fraud,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) · 10 Feb 2025 · 1h 52m #229 Former CEO Activision Blizzard, Bobby Kotick w/ Bing Gordon: Change the Game With [Bing Gordon](https://millionrounds.com/person/bing-gordon) Mentions [Satya Nadella](https://millionrounds.com/person/satya-nadella)[Steve Wynn](https://millionrounds.com/person/steve-wynn)[Tony Hawk](https://millionrounds.com/person/tony-hawk) About this episode Guest: Bobby Kotick, former CEO of Activision Blizzard; and Bing Gordon, Advisor at Kleiner Perkins In 2020, when President Trump signed the executive order that would ban TikTok in the U.S., Bobby Kotick called his old friend Steven Mnuchin. The former Secretary of the Treasury told him that, if… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 27 Nov 2017 · 26 min 20VC: Kleiner Perkins' Bing Gordon on Lessons From Serving On Amazon & Zynga's Board, Why The Best Investors Are Good Listeners and Sceptical Optimists & The Most Important Value Add A VC Can Provide With [Bing Gordon](https://millionrounds.com/person/bing-gordon) Mentions [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Jeff Bezos](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-bezos)[Mark Pincus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-pincus) About this episode Bing Gordon is a Partner and Chief Product Officer @ Kleiner Perkins, one of the world's most prestigious venture funds with prior investments in the likes of Google, Amazon, Twitter, Square and Airbnb just to name a few. At Kleiner Bing has either worked with or invested in the likes of… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Bing Gordon in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) · 15 Dec 2025 · 1h 11m How Snap Plans to Win the AR Race | Evan Spiegel on Spectacles With [Evan Spiegel](https://millionrounds.com/person/evan-spiegel) Mentions [Bing Gordon](https://millionrounds.com/person/bing-gordon) About this episode Turning down a $3B offer from Facebook is a bold move for any young CEO. Evan Spiegel shares how Snap’s early dream was to stay independent and give its community an authentic voice, a bet that proved right. He also explains why they are now doubling down on AR glasses and why the anxiety around… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) · 17 Mar 2025 · 1h 11m Bootstrapped to $12B: Mailchimp’s Ben Chestnut on Life After the Exit With [Ben Chestnut](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-chestnut) Mentions [Charles Hudson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charles-hudson)[Drew Houston](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drew-houston)[Phil Libin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/phil-libin)[Scott Cook](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-cook)[Bing Gordon](https://millionrounds.com/person/bing-gordon)[Joe Thomas](https://millionrounds.com/person/joe-thomas) About this episode Guest: Ben Chestnut, Former CEO and Co-Founder of Mailchimp If you find yourself selling your startup, then Mailchimp co-founder Ben Chestnut has some important advice for you: Get a dog. When Intuit bought Mailchimp in 2021 for $12 billion, the company asked Ben if he wanted to stay on as CEO,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) · 28 Oct 2024 · 1h 30m #214 Former CEO Hulu & WarnerMedia Jason Kilar: No Labels With [Jason Kilar](https://millionrounds.com/person/jason-kilar) Mentions [Jeff Bezos](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-bezos)[John Doerr](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-doerr)[Warner Bros](https://millionrounds.com/fund/warner-bros)[Bing Gordon](https://millionrounds.com/person/bing-gordon) About this episode Guest: Jason Kilar, former CEO & co-founder of Hulu and former CEO of WarnerMedia When Jason Kilar was a child, he was obsessed with Walt Disney, not just as a filmmaker or the creator of Disneyland, but as an entrepreneur. He started his career at the Walt Disney Company (where else?) but then… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) · 25 Dec 2023 · 1h 6m #170 Chairman of Kleiner Perkins, John Doerr: Getting Into Trouble with Disruptors (Encore) Mentions [John Doerr](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-doerr)[Jeff Bezos](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-bezos)[Larry Page](https://millionrounds.com/fund/larry-page)[Sergey Brin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sergey-brin)[Bing Gordon](https://millionrounds.com/person/bing-gordon) About this episode Guest: John Doerr, chairman of Kleiner Perkins After Kleiner Perkins chairman John Doerr first invested in Google, $12.8 million for 13 percent of the company, he told co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin that they needed to hire a CEO to help them build the business. After they took meetings… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) · 22 Aug 2022 · 1h 6m #100 Chairman of Kleiner Perkins, John Doerr: Getting Into Trouble with Disruptors Mentions [John Doerr](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-doerr)[Jeff Bezos](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-bezos)[Larry Page](https://millionrounds.com/fund/larry-page)[Sergey Brin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sergey-brin)[Bing Gordon](https://millionrounds.com/person/bing-gordon) About this episode After Kleiner Perkins chairman John Doerr first invested in Google, $12.8 million for 13 percent of the company, he told co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin that they needed to hire a CEO to help them build the business. After they took meetings with a variety of successful tech execs, they… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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